Patents by Inventor Ben Kuiper

Ben Kuiper has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Locking arrangement for a fluid insertion connection
    Patent number: 5765879
    Abstract: Locking arrangement of a fluid insertion connection between a fluid line and a connection member, in particular between a hydraulic line and a hydraulic cylinder, the fluid line having an insertion part at one end and the connection member being provided with an insertion opening which is open at the circumferential surface of the connection member and receives the insertion part of the line. Furthermore, locking means are provided, which engage on an abutment surface of the insertion part of the fluid line in order to prevent the insertion part of the line from being pulled out of the insertion opening.The locking means comprise a ring, which is positioned around the connection member at the position of the insertion opening and is movable with respect to the connection member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: Applied Power Inc.
    Inventors: Leendert Willem C. de Jong, Willem Herman Masseling, Ben Kuiper, Aswin Leonard Koebrugge